Deal is dead, might as well lock this one up.

[brian_riendeau]

I do not have a printer so I could not print it. I thought the next page was going to give me my order number or they would email it to me. Then I hit Back to get my order number and the page was empty.

 

[DonkeyKong]

Just to let everyone know, this deal IS legit. I called Kaypro's 1-888 number and spoke to a salesperson. She said the prices of $279.00 (retail) and $179.00 (OEM) were correct. She also said that the cards are exactly the same, so there's really no benefit to buying the retail package over the cheaper OEM. The retail comes with no games anyway, just drivers.

Hope this helps.

 

[whoknow]

white box aka no tv out i assume

 

[DonkeyKong]

That is correct. The white box (OEM) version does not have TV-Out. However, as stated on Kaypro's website, the retail package for $279 does not have TV-Out either.

*UPDATE* It looks like Kaypro may soon be pulling the deal from their website. The V5 5500 AGP OEM is no longer on their list of video cards. However, the link mentioned at the start of this thread still works and looks as if you can still add it to your cart and purchase.

 

[angrymaxx]

better get in on this deal quick cuz I checked the main video page and they took it down.. the link straight to the card still works though..

 

[Orbius]

Just missed this one . Hopefully this isnt a one off thing, if anyone sees a similar deal from a on-line seller, please post it.

 

[davidos]

What does that mean for those of us who supposedly got in on the deal? Will they honor the price?

 

[geldrop]

i thoguht none of the voodoo 5500's have tv out. Here is a quote from 3dfx.c_m ". Why did you decide not to have TV-out support in any of the V5 products?

We looked carefully at end-user data, and few end-users want to play PC games on a TV. The higher resolution capability of monitors outweighs the larger TV size for our end users. "

also why in gods name is "3dfx.c_m" replace the _ with an o, banned?

 

[brbrice]

Thanks for calling DonkeyKong!

You could have at least waited a couple of days for it to ship
to those that have ordered it already (so that some of those
who took the chance and ordered _could_ have gotten their cards).

-Brian

 

[bonkers325]

the deal is dead i just called

 

[amb#cog]

Ah, but Quino's deal is not. he's a great trader guys, and if we all get in on it. It will only get cheaper.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=203604

 

[pinkfloyd89]

No Dice...
We were quoted the wrong cost from the distributor and at this time we are
not going to be able to ship this out to you.

We have not processed your credit card so you have NOT BEEN CHARGED for
this. We are talking to the distributor if we can offer better price for
those who were affected by this error at Kaypro. Will let you know as soon
as we know.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for visiting.

Kaypro sales

 

[davidos]

Umm...... that blows royally.

 

[flood]

pinkfloyd89- where'd you get that?
I havent gotten an email from them.

 

[jcchou]

kaypro sucks! at least they should give us the same excuse. this is what they sent me (notice how my email is different from one previously posted on here):

Thank you for your recent order of the Voodoo 5500 video card.

Because of the high volume of orders we received for this special, one-time offer, our limited inventory was quickly depleted, and we no longer have any remaining units with which to fill your order.

Your card has not been charged. Please check our site in a week for inventory and pricing if you still wish to obtain the unit at the regular price. If so, you may enter a new order for it at that time.

We sincerely wish we could provide everyone who requested this special at the unique price, however our supplies are limited, and prices fluxuate. We do hope you'll give us a chance to serve you again in the future.

Thank you again for shopping at Kaypro.com.

Sincerely,

Kaypro Customer Service